Becoming a doctor |
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Do you want to be a doctor? |
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The cost of medical school |
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Succeeding throughout the year |
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Should you take a gap year? |
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Arranging work experience |
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Preparing for work experience |
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Making the most of shadowing |
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6 Preparing for admission tests |
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The use of admission tests |
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Preparing and taking the tests |
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7 Choosing a medical school |
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Summary of medical schools |
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Competitiveness of medical schools |
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Performance after medical school |
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8 Undergraduate medical schools |
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London - Barts and the London |
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London - Imperial College |
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London - University College (UCL) |
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Univefrsity of East Anglia (UEA) |
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Charles University, Prague |
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9 Perfecting the UCAS form |
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The UCAS application form |
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Studying medicine at Oxbridge |
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Inside the Oxbridge interview |
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11 Graduate entry medicine |
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Introducing graduate medicine |
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The academic requirements |
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Making the most of your time |
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Choosing a graduate entry course |
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12 Graduate entry medical schools |
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Understanding the profiles |
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London - Barts and The London |
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London - Imperial College |
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13 Non-traditional applications |
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Non-traditional qualifications |
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Non-traditional backgrounds |
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14 How to succeed at interview |
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The medical school interview |
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Preparing for the interview |
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Ethics in modern healthcare |
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Science in the medical interview |
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15 If things don't work out |
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If you don't win an offer |
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If things still aren't working out |
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16 Making the most of medical school |
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So you're going to be a doctor... |
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A day in the life of a student doctor |
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The importance of early career decisions |
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UKCAT section 1 questions |
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UKCAT section 2 questions |
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UKCAT section 3 questions |
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UKCAT section 4 questions |
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UKCAT section 5 questions |
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UKCAT answers and explanations |
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BMAT answers and explanations |
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